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Recent Examples of court-martial
That was in place of a court-martial for being gay, which was a crime in the service at the time.
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Nick Offerman slams 'Parks and Rec' fan insinuating Ron Swanson is homophobic
Milk served as a lieutenant, junior grade in the Navy during the Korean War, opting to resign in 1955 rather than face court-martial because of his sexuality.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 June 2025
Their unit commanders called in Dr. Coates and several fellow soldiers and threatened them with court-martial and execution.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
The base provost marshal and military police supported the driver, and Robinson was subject to court-martial.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Nick Offerman slams 'Parks and Rec' fan insinuating Ron Swanson is homophobic
Milk served as a lieutenant, junior grade in the Navy during the Korean War, opting to resign in 1955 rather than face court-martial because of his sexuality.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 June 2025
Their unit commanders called in Dr. Coates and several fellow soldiers and threatened them with court-martial and execution.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
The base provost marshal and military police supported the driver, and Robinson was subject to court-martial.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for court-martial
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And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial.—
Alyssa Rosenberg,
Washington Post,
12 Sep. 2019
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As of Friday afternoon, a review of the case’s docket did not indicate that the department had appealed the case to the state supreme court.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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As a result of the historic ruling, which was upheld by the state's supreme court in 2024, Montana officials are now legally required to factor the climate impacts of new energy projects into their environmental reviews and permitting decisions.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Blair faced a private war crimes prosecution, but the British high court ruled to block it in 2017.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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The state's high court had just heard arguments over whether to overturn the broadly popular Voters' Right to Know Act.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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By the time Ono came before his second trial by inquisition, this one at the hands of the governors of the State University System, the counterassault was well and truly underway.—
Ron Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Biden's physical and mental decline in office and its cover up by those around him is a legitimate scandal worthy of inquisition.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Kinda like all that Canton surveillance video in 2022 that would have spared Karen Read the burden of having to go through those two trials in the kangaroo court.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
20 Aug. 2025
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Chandler complained about her treatment at trial, calling it a kangaroo court.—
Ruth Chenetz,
CBS News,
31 May 2025
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That argument is now likely to be central to Comey's defense in his criminal case, which could prove to be a highly consequential test for both the Justice Department and the federal judiciary.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Fitzpatrick said models like his company’s generative tool Lexis+ AI, which inked a seven-year contract as an information provider to the federal judiciary in March, may be the answer to risks of hallucinations and client privacy.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, rulings from another global tribunal -- the International Criminal Court (ICC) -- may have altered Netanyahu's travel plans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Maxar/Google Earth The Hague tribunal's 2016 ruling under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea classified Subi Reef as a low-tide elevation, not entitled to its own territorial sea or exclusive economic zone.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/court-martial. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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